Spectrum Health: labor and delivery in Grand Rapids, MI
Spectrum Health is a hospital in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan that delivers babies. It handled 7,995 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 27% delivered by C-section (2,404 such births). That is the same as the Michigan rate of 27% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 27%First-birth C-section rate
- 7,995Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 446Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
100 Michigan St NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Kent County
Call (616) 391-1774 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Spectrum Health compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 27% | 27% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 446 | 332 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 68 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Michigan, Spectrum Health has the 39th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 67 hospitals that report one.
The first-birth C-section rate counts first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby. Complication rates are adjusted for patient risk. Our data explains each number.
What patients say
- Patient survey summary: 3 of 5 stars
- 74% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 71% of patients rated this hospital 9 or 10 out of 10
Survey results cover all patients at the hospital, not only maternity patients.
Birthing-Friendly designation
Spectrum Health holds the federal Birthing-Friendly designation. Hospitals earn it by taking part in a perinatal quality collaborative and following maternal safety practices.
Other hospitals that deliver babies near Grand Rapids
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Health Saint Mary's | Grand Rapids | 0.9 | 23% | 1,732 | Yes |
| University of Michigan Health - West | Wyoming | 8.4 | 29% | 1,664 | Yes |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Hospital | Zeeland | 19 | 20% | 754 | Yes |
| Spectrum Health United Hospital | Greenville | 25 | 14% | 511 | Yes |
| Holland Hospital | Holland | 26 | 26% | 1,244 | Yes |
| Corewell Health Pennock Hospital | Hastings | 29 | 18% | 315 | Yes |
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